Enum.find_value is an option:
Enum.find_value([:first, :second, :third], fn value -> get_text(value) != nil end)
Or, as per above, assuming get_text returns strings and no booleans:
Enum.find_value([:first, :second, :third], &get_text/1)
But ya, I’m just giving you more to think about. I would also go with ||.
EDIT: I originally suggested the wrong function 
